Pensioner dies after falling off veranda

A pensioner has died hours after falling off the veranda of his home at Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne.
Construction workers who were working on a house in front of his home last Sunday reportedly observed 76-year-old Fazil Hussain lying in a hammock calling for help, and when they ventured into his yard, they realised that he has fallen and was bleeding.
The carpenters informed the man’s granddaughter, who resides in a house at the back of the yard.
This publication was told Hussain said he had fallen from the veranda at about 11:00h, but it was not until 15:00h that the construction workers heard his cry for help. However, as he was being rushed to the hospital, he succumbed to his injuries.
A neighbour, Natasha Rooplall, told this newspaper that Hussain, who lived alone, frequently consumed alcohol, and was often in a drunken state.
She said she had known him for more than three decades, and he had been like a father to her and a grandfather to her children.
Police had initially detained the construction workers and the man’s granddaughter in custody for questioning, but later released them.